Printing mechanism for recorders.



J. F. OHMER. PRINTING MECHANISM FOR RECORDER-S. APPLIOLTIONTILBD DEC. 20, 1911.

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J. P. OHMER.

PRINTING MECHANISM FOR RECORDER-S.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 20, 1911.

Patented July 7, 191% 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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JOHN F. OI-IMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 GHMER FARE REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, QHIO, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK, (INCORPORATED IN 1902.)

PRINTING MECHANISM FOR REGQRDERFSQ To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. OHMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing Mechanism for Recorders; and I do declare the following to be a'full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fare registering and recording machines, and more particularly to means by which it may be ascertained when and by whom, the machine is opened to enable access to the printed record without disturbing the printed record or removing it from the machine.

In order to enablethe scope and importance of the invention to be clearly understood and appreciated, it. may be stated that the patent granted to John F. Ohmer, ct al., No. 694,322 of Feb. 25, 1902, is a type of fare registering and recording machine in which the present invention is utilized. In machines of this type, a printing frame is provided which carries the roll of paper upon which the records of the fare collections are printed or impressed, a platen, and

.feeding devices for conducting the paper to the printing devices( A printing device, otherwise termed an identification key, by means of which the conductor or person taking each printed record, is identified, is also a part of the printing mechanism of these machines. The frame above referred to, is mounted upon hinges or pivots by means of which it may be lowered or opened for the purpose of removing the printed record, or for the purpose of observing the same, without removing it. The careful conductor or the conductor who does not attempt to wrongfully manipulate the machine, is able to register each fare under its proper classification, and his returns will be in accordance with the printed record taken from the machine. In such a case, what the record in the machine may show, is a matter of indifference to him, as he knows the fares collected and returned by him, will agree with Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 20, 1911.

Patented July *7, 1914.

Serial No. 666,926.

those shown on the record. But the careless conductor or the conductor who is disposed to manipulate the fare collections is the only one to be safeguarded against. For example, if he is disposed to omit registrations altogether, or to register a fare of less denomination than that collected, it is important for him to see the printed record at the end of the day or when he is to turn in his fares, in order that the returns may be in accordance with the statement shown; This renders it necessary for him to inspect the record in the machine and to avoid this being done without detection, is the object and purpose of this invention. Each conductor in charge of the register, carries a key upon which is engraved his number or other means of identification. This key controls the operation of the register and is always in its normal position in the register, while said register is in practical operation on a car. The means employed for ascertaining when the machine is thus opened for inspection of the record, is whollyout of control of the person having access thereto by means of such key or keys. The act of opening the machine tells the story, by causing either a print, impress or perforation in alinement with the impression taken from the key which unlocked the machine to permit of its being opened.

WVhile I have referred to my invention in connection with a certain type of fare registering and recording machine, it will be understood that it will be available for use in any fare registering and recording machine, where means are employed for opening the machine to remove or observe the record.

Having briefly outlined the utility and importance of this invention, I will now de scribe more particularly the same, first referring to the accompanying drawings, which are illustrative thereof.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the lower portion of a fare registering and recording machine, or that portion of the machine containing the printing mechanism through the instrumentality of which records are obtained, showing a classified statement of the fares collected for any given period of time together with other data calculated to fix the identity of the person collecting such f ares, etc. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the lower portion of said machine on the line aa of Fig. 1;

" Fig. 3 is a similar elevation of the right side of the machine as you face the same, with the casing shown in section; Fig. 4 is a view of a printed record as taken from the machine, the same containin an impression of the detective device and showing that the machine was opened for the purpose of observing the record without removing it; Fig. 5 is a detail view showing a plan of the attachment or detective device removed from the machine; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the same; and Fig. 7 is adetail view of the detective device somewhat modified in form.

Throughout the specification and drawings, similar reference characters are employed to designate similar parts. For purpose of illustrating and describing my invention, it is necessary only to illustrate such well known features of the structure of the machine, which are cooperatively related with the invention such as the printing mechanism.

This mechanism is located in the base of the machine and is incl'osed by the lower portion of the casing 1. Therein is arranged a plurality of banks of printing counters-3 upon a shaft 2, which is supported by a series of frame members 4. Upon and from each bank of counters is registered and printed a specific class of fares. It is not necessary to refer to the means for actuating said counters, such operation may be performed through any 'well known means such as is shown and described in the patent hereinbefore referred to. printing alinement with said counters, and

on the left side thereof, is a series of wheels 6, which are adapted to print upon the record any necessary or useful data such for example, as the time each record is made, etc. Also in printing alinement with said counters, and on the left side thereof, is another Mounted in series of wheels 5 used for printing otherdata, and on the right side of the said data printing wheels and in printing alinementtherewith and with the other printing wheels, is a printing member or identification key 7. This last named printing member is mounted in a frame 8 and controls the taking of each printed record from the machine, as more fully described in the patent above referred to.

The frames 4, in which the shaft 2 of the printing members is journaled, are attached to a cross member or frame 9. Below the printing members are mounted the coopera- 7 tive printing devices consisting of a platen 10 mounted on arms 11, a roll of paper 12' which passes over the platen between it and the printing devices and through feed rollers 13. An actuating bar 14 lies below the platen and the movement thereof raises the platen to carry the web of paper from the roll against the printing characters to take the record 15, such for example, as is shown in Fig. 4. The devices just described are mounted between side plates 16, which are pivoted at 17 to suitable or convenient parts of the frame structure, and are joined b a shield or plate 18. The platen-actuating ar 14 is operated through means of a key which is inserted in the opening 19. Rigidly mounted upon the shaft 2 are arms 19 and 20 which have hook portions that engage studs 21, projecting from the forward ends of the supporting plates 16, and thus the printing devices supported on Said plates are held in their normal or operative positions, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. The arm 20 has an extended portion 20 which forms a handle by means of which the hooks on the arms 19 and 20 are moved away from the studs engagin them, and the plates 16 together with the devices supported thereon may be lowered. This is done after an entrance is gained to the interior of the casing through the lock 22. The key or keys by means of which the lock 22 is opened, are designed for the use of those having accessto the machine for the purpose of supplying the same with the necessary rolls of paper, inking rolls, etc., and are not intended for the conductor or persons operating the machine on cars. Notwithstanding this, these keys are liable to get out of the possession of those authorized, and it is that fact that created the necessity for the present improvement which will now be described.

Having thus briefly referred to Well known features of a machine of a former patent, I will now describe the parts involved in the present invention.

Rigidly attached to the lower portion of the cross frame .9 is a bracket 23. It is convenient to locate this bracket adjacent to one of the end banks of the printing counters. Journaled in said bracket is an arbor 24, upon which is mounted a yoke 25.

Coiled around the arbor 24 is a spring 26, one end of which engages the transverse portion of the bracket 23 and the other end of which engages the transverse portion of the frame 25, and thus the spring exerts an upward tension upon the frame 25.

Extended from a side of the frame 25 is an arbor 27 upon which an arm 28 is mounted free to have a limited turning movement thereon. The forward end of this arm lies in the plane with the printing surfaces of the counters 3 and other printing devices from which records are taken. The portion of said arm thus lying in a plane with the printing devices, is inked at the same time the other printing devices are inked from the inking roller 30, which is supported in depending pivotal arms 31, which are well known features of these machines.

The arm 28 has its rearward end 32 extended below the projecting end of the arbor 24 which acts as a stop to limit the downward movement of said arm 28 under the influence of the spring 33, which is coiled about the arbor 27 and one end of which extends across the upper side of the arm 28, and the other end of which extends over th top of the arbor 24.

On the side of the frame 25 opposite that at. which the arm 28 is placed, an adjustable cam 34 is mounted. This cam has an oblong slot 35 for the purpose of adjustment relatively to the hook engaging portion of the supporting arm 19, in the event of, any differences in the engagement between the hook of the arm 19 and the stud in different machines. This cam 34 may be adjusted to compensate for any variations in th ositions of the arms 19 relativ to the studs in different machines. Pressure exerted upon the cam 34 by the engaging end of the arm 19 normally maintains the arm 28 in printing alinement with the counters 3 and other printing devices to insure the end of said arm 28 being properly inked by the inking roller. In elevating the arm 20 to disengage the hook portions of said arm 20 and the arm 19 and to thus permit the supporting plates 16 to be lowered and the record to be viewed, the end of the arm 19 which engages the cam 34 will cause the said cam to move downward and therewith the frame 25 and the arm 28, and will thus cause the inked end of the arm 28 to make the impression upon the record similar to that shown at 36 in Fig. 4. Should the rearward end of the arm 19 be given any extended movement beyond that which is necessary to move the frame 25 a sufficient distance to bring the end of the arm 28 in proper contact with the record sheet, the said arm 28 will yield upwardly against the tension of the spring 33 and independently of the frame 25, and thus any mutilation of therecord strip will b avoided.

It will be observed from Fig. 2 that the inked end of the arm 28 lies in a plane be tween the printing surfaces of the counters. This is necessary in order that the impression made by said arm shall be in alinement with the last impression taken from said counters of the other printing devices. For example, as the counters are shown in Fig. 3, an impression may be taken by elevating the platen 10, such impression being obtained from the counters, the date, the identification key of the party taking the statement or record, etc. Should the supporting lates 16 be subsequently lowered, by elevating their supporting arms 19 and 20, the arm 28 will be lowered and the-impression therefrom would be made in alinement with the last impression.

7 On the record sheet as shown in Fig. 4

the last impression taken prior to the impression made from the arm 28, was 0065. Before another impression was taken, the record was inspected. The act of raising the arms 19 and 20 to nable such inspection, causes the detecting mark to be printed from the arm 28 in alinement with said last record. Such a mark is made each time the machine is opened to remove the record, or to observe the same, and inasmuch as the identification mark of the person taking the record is also shown on said record, no one can thus open the machine without detection.

In Fig. 7, I have shown a modification of the detecting device which consists of an arm 37 which is pivoted to the frame at 38. The rear portion of said arm is bent inwardly as at 39 and engages the rear edge portion of one of the side plates 16. WVhen the side plates 16 are elevated to their operative positions, the one engaged by the arm 37 holds said arm in position shown in Fig. 7. It will be observed that the arm 37 is bent laterally to clear the upper edge of the plate 16, while the portion of said arm above its pivot, engages the rear edge of said plate. The forward end of said arm has a point 40 and normally pressing said arm downward is a spring 41 supported at a convenient part, such for example, as upon one of the frames 4. When the plates 16 are lowered, the arm 37 is pressed downwardly by said spring 41, and when in such position, it is adapted to perforate the record sheet in the same location as the print or impression described in connection with the arm 28. The downward movement of said arm 37 by the spring is arrested by a lower projected part of the frame structure.

It is obvious that when either the printing arm 28 or the perforating arm 37 is lowered to a position to engage the record sheet, an additional impression or perforation will be obtained in the record sheet by elevating the impression mechanism.

It is obvious that the means employed for indicating when and each time the machine is opened to inspect the record, and by whom, may be a printing device or perforating device. It will be also understood that the result may be accomplished by means which differ from the specific means shown and described herein, without departing from the spirit of this invention which consists in providing means which are actuated through the movement of parts, which are necessary to be moved in order that the printed record may be inspected or removed from the machine.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a recording machine, the combination with record printing members including an identification member which indicates upon each record by whom each rec- 0rd is taken, means cooperating with the aforesaid printing members for taking such records, and a hinged support upon which mid cooperating means are mounted, of an impression device arranged to be actuated when said hinged support is moved.

2. Ina recording machine, the combination with record printing devices, a printing member operatively associated therewith for ascertaining by whom a record is taken, impression devices cooperating with mid printing devices for taking said records, and a hinged support upon which said cooperative impression devices are supported, of a marker arranged to engage the record sheet to mark the same whenever said hinged support is moved to permit of the inspection or removal of a record, said marker being actuated by said hinged support.

3. In a recording machine, the combination with printing mechanism for obtaining or removal of a record from the machine, and whereby said record is marked by said arm.

In testimony whereof I aflix'my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. OHMER.

Witnesses:

Inn F. Lmz, Myrrmzw Smnnm.

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